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U.S.  DEPOSITORY 


(B.  A.  I.  Order  286) 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture 

BUREAU    OF    ANIMAL    INDUSTRY 


REGULATIONS  GOVERNING  THE  SANITARY  HANDLING  AND 
CONTROL  OF  HIDES,  FLESHINGS,  HIDE  CUTTINGS,  PARINGS, 
AND  GLUE  STOCK,  SHEEPSKINS  AND  GOATSKINS  AND  PARTS 
THEREOF,  HAIR,  WOOL,  AND  OTHER  ANIMAL  BY-PRODUCTS, 
HAY,  STRAW,  FORAGE,  OR  SIMILAR  MATERIAL  OFFERED  FOR 
ENTRY  INTO  THE   UNITED   STATES 

Effective  September  1,  192^ 


Washington,  D.  C.,  May  29,  1924. 

Under  authority  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved  September  21, 
1922,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  revenue,  to  regulate  commerce 
with  foreign  countries,  to  encourage  the  industries  of  the  United 
States,  and  for  other  purposes"  (42  Stat.  858,  937),  and  the  act  of 
Congress  approved  February  2,  1903,  entitled  "An  act  to  enable 
the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  more  effectually  suppress  and  pre- 
vent the  spread  of  contagious  and  infectious  diseases  of  livestock, 
and  for  other  purposes"  (32  Stat.  791),  the  following  regulations 
are  issued  for  the  purpose  of  preventing  the  introduction  of  anthrax, 
foot-and-mouth  disease,  and  rinderpest  from  foreign  countries  into 
the  United  States. 

For  purposes  of  identification  these  regulations  are  designated  as 
B.  A.  I.  Order  286.  The  regulations  heretofore  issued  by  the  Secre- 
taries of  Agriculture  and  the  Treasury  on  this  subject,  under  date 
of  October  15,  1917,  effective  January  1,  1918,  and  designated  as 
Joint  Order  No.  2,  and  all  amendments  thereto,  are  hereby  revoked, 
to  take  effect  on  September  1,  1924,  on  and  after  which  date  the 
regulations  herein  prescribed  shall  become  and  be  effective  until 
otherwise  ordered :  Provided,  however,  That  any  product  specified  in 
these  regulations  which  may  be  shipped  from  the  country  of  exporta- 
tion prior  to  September  1,  1924,  shall  be  governed  by  the  regulations 
contained  in  the  aforesaid  Joint  Order  No.  2. 

Henry  C.  Wallace, 
Secretary  of  Agriculture, 


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REGULATION   1.— DEFINITIONS* 

Whenever  in  these  regulations  the  following  words,  names,  or 
terms  are  used  they  shall  be  construed,  respectively,  to  mean : 

Department:  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture. 

Bureau:  The  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  United  States  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture. 

Approved  warehouse :  A  warehouse  having  facilities  for  the  handling 
and  storage  of  hides,  skins,  wool,  hair,  bristles,  or  other  animal  by- 
products apart  from  other  merchandise  and  approved  by  the  bureau 
for  such  use. 

Approved  chlorinating  equipment:  An  equipment  meeting  require- 
ments of,  and  approved  by,  the  bureau  for  the  disinfection  of  ef- 
fluents. 

Approved  sewerage  system:  A  drainage  system  equipped  and  oper- 
ated so  as  to  carry  and  dispose  of  sewage  without  endangering  live- 
stock through  the  contamination  of  streams  or  fields. 

Animal  by-products:  Hides,  skins,  hair,  wool,  glue  stock,  bones, 
hoofs,  horns,  bone  meal,  hoof  meal,  horn  meal,  blood  meal,  meat  meal, 
tankage,  or  other  parts  or  products  of  equines,  ruminants,  and  swine 
unsuitable  for  human  consumption. 

Pickled  hides  and  skins :  Hides  and  skins  which  have  been  pickled  in 
a  solution  of  salt  containing  mineral  acid  and  packed  in  barrels  or 
casks  while  still  wet  with  such  solution. 

Hog  hair:  The  soft  and  finer  hair  obtained  from  swine. 

Hog  bristles:  The  stiff  hair  obtained  from  the  backs  and  necks  of 
swine. 

Camel  hair:  The  hair  or  wool  obtained  from  camels,  dromedaries, 
alpacas,  vicunas,  or  other  animals  of  the  family  camelidae. 

Glue  stock:  Fleshings,  hide  cuttings  and  parings,  tendons,  or  other 
parts  of  animal  carcasses  for  use  in  the  manufacture  of  glue. 

Bone  meal:  Ground  or  crushed  animal  bones. 

Blood  meal :  Dried  blood  of  animals. 

Meat  meal  or  tankage :  The  rendered  and  dried  carcasses  or  parts  of 
the  carcasses  of  animals. 

Hay  and  straw:  Dried  grasses,  clovers,  legumes,  and  similar  mate- 
rials or  stalks  or  stems  of  various  grains,  such  as  barley,  oats,  rice, 
rye.  and  wheat. 

Forage:  Any  food  suitable  for  domestic  animals. 

REGULATION    2.— COUNTRY    OF    ORIGIN 

No  animal  by-products  or  other  materials  specified  in  these  regu- 
lations shall  be  imported  into  the  United  States  unless  there  be  shown 
upon  the  consular  invoice,  or  in  some  other  manner  satisfactory  to 
the  chief  of  bureau,  the  name  of  the  country  of  origin  of  such  by- 
product or  other  material,  provided  that  the  country  of  origin  shall 
be  construed  to  mean,  (a)  in  the  case  of  an  animal  by-product,  the 
country  in  which  such  product  was  taken  from  an  animal  or  animals, 
and  (?)  in  the  case  of  other  materials,  the  country  in  which  such 
materials  were  produced. 


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REGULATION   3.— BY-PRODUCTS   FROM   DISEASED  ANIMALS   PROHIBITED 

No  animal  by-product  taken  or  removed  from  an  animal  affected 
with  anthrax,  foot-and-mouth  disease,  or  rinderpest  shall  be  im- 
ported into  the  United  States,  anything  hereinafter  to  the  contrary 
notwithstanding. 

REGULATION  4.— IMPORTATIONS  FROM  CANADA 

No  requirement  or  condition  of  the  following  regulations  shall  be 
construed  to  apply  to  animal  by-products,  hay,  straw,  or  forage 
specified  in  this  order,  originating  in  Canada  and  imported  directly 
therefrom  into  the  United  States.  Animal  by-products  not  origi- 
nating in  but  imported  into  the  Dominion  of  Canada  from  another 
foreign  country  may  be  imported  therefrom  into  the  United  States 
without  compliance  with  the  following  regulations,  when  accom- 
panied by  a  certificate  signed  by  a  veterinarian  in  the  employ  of 
and  receiving  a  salary  from  the  Canadian  Government  stating  that 
the  products  covered  by  the  said  certificate  have  been  imported  into 
Canada  in  full  compliance  with  the  Canadian  regulations,  provided 
such  Canadian  regulations  are  found  by  the  bureau  to  be  the  sub- 
stantial equivalent  of  those  contained  in  this  order. 

REGULATION  5.— HIDES  AND  SKINS 

Section  1.  No  untanned  hides  of  cattle  and  buffalo,  horses,  or 
other  equines  and  no  untanned  calfskins,  goatskins,  swine  skins,  or 
sheepskins  shall  be  imported  into  the  United  States  except  (1) 
in  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  Regulation  2  and  in  com- 
pliance with  the  conditions  or  requirements  specified  in  any  one  of 
paragraphs  (a)  to  (/)  following,  in  which  case  disinfection  after 
arrival  in  the  United  States  will  not  be  required;  or  (2)  in  com- 
pliance with  the  conditions  or  requirements  specified  in  section  2 
of  this  regulation: 

(a)  Hides  and  skins  may  be  imported  without  other  restriction  if  ac- 
companied by  a  certificate  signed  by  a  United  States  consular  officer  showing 
that  the  hides  and  skins  covered  by  the  invoice  specified  in  said  certificate 
were  taken  from  animals  in  a  section  of  the  country  of  origin  in  which,  to 
the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  anthrax  is  not  prevalent  and  neither 
foot-and-mouth  disease  nor  rinderpest  exists;  or 

(&)  Hard  dried  hides  and  skins  may  be  imported  without  other  restriction 
if  accompanied  by  a  certificate  signed  by  a  United  States  consular  officer 
showing  that  the  hides  and  skins  covered  by  the  invoice  specified  in  said  cer- 
tificate were  taken  from  animals  in  a  section  of  the  country  of  origin  in  which, 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  anthrax  is  not  prevalent ;  or 

(c)1  Hides  and  skins  consigned  from  a  point  at  which  there  is  suitable 
equipment  for  their  disinfection  by  immersion  may  be  imported  without  other 
restriction  if  accompanied  by  a  certificate  signed  by  a  United  States  con- 
sular officer  showing  that  the  hides  and  skins  covered  by  the  invoice  specified 
in  said  certificate  have  been  disinfected  under  the  supervision  of  a  member 
of  the  consular  staff  by  any  one  of  the  methods  approved  or  which  may  here- 
after be  approved  by  the  chief  of  bureau ;  or 

(d)  Abattoir  hides  and  skins  taken  from  animals  slaughtered  under  na- 
tional government  inspection  in  a  country2  and  in  an  abattoir  in  which  is 
maintained  an  inspection  service  found  by  the  Secretary  to  be  substantially 
equivalent  to  the  Federal  meat-inspection  service  of  the  United  States  may 

1  Certificates  under   this   paragraph   may   be   issued  only   at   points  where   a   sufficient 
consular  staff  is  stationed  to  supervise  disinfection  and  is  available  for  such  work. 
8  Names  of  countries  of  this  character  will  be  furnished  upon  request. 


be  imported  without  other  restriction  if  accompanied  by  a  certificate  signed 
by  a  recognized  official  veterinary  inspector  of  such  country  showing  that  the 
said  hides  or  skins  were  taken  from  animals  slaughtered  in  such  abattoir  and 
found  free  from  anthrax,  foot-and-mouth  disease,  and  rinderpest;  or 

(e)  Hides  and  skins  may  be  imported  without  other  restriction  if  shown 
upon  inspection  by  the  bureau  inspector  in  charge  at  the  port  of  entry,  or 
by  certificate  of  the  shipper  or  importer  satisfactory  to  said  inspector,  to 
have  been  pickled  in  a  solution  of  salt  containing  mineral  acid  and  packed  in 
barrels  or  casks  while  still  wet  with  such  solution ;  or 

(f)  Hides  and  skins  may  be  imported  without  other  restriction  if  shown 
upon  inspection  by  the  bureau  inspector  in  charge  at  the  port  of  entry,  or  by 
certificate  of  the  shipper  or  importer  satisfactory  to  said  inspector,  to  have 
been  treated  with  lime  in  such  manner  and  for  such  period  as  to  have  become 
dehaired  and  to  have  reached  the  stage  of  preparation  for  immediate  manu- 
facture into  products  ordinarily  made  from  rawhide. 

Sec.  2.  No  hides  or  skins  which  do  not  meet  the  conditions  of 
section  1  of  this  regulation  shall  be  imported  into  the  United  States 
except  in  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  Eegulation  2  and 
upon  the  following  conditions: 

(1)  That  they  be  consigned  from  the  coast  or  border  port  of  arrival  to  an 
establishment  discharging  drainage  into  an  approved  sewerage  system,  or 
having  an  approved  chlorinating  equipment  adequate  for  the  proper  disinfec- 
tion of  effluents :  Provided,  however,  That  for  a  reasonable  time  following 
the  taking  effect  of  these  regulations  and  in  order  to  afford  tanners  oppor- 
tunity to  make  proper  sewer  connections  or  to  install  approved  equipment 
the  chief  of  bureau  may,  under  such  circumstances,  permit  shipments  of  hides 
and  skins  to  tanneries  not  so  connected  or  equipped,  subject  to  disinfection 
by  such  method  or  methods  as  he  may  prescribe :  Provided,  also,  That,  upon 
special  permission  of  the  chief  of  bureau,  such  hides  or  skins  may  be  stored 
for  a  temporary  period  in  approved  warehouses  under  bond  and  under  the 
supervision  of  a  bureau  inspector:  And  provided  further,  That  I.  T.  or  in-bond 
shipments  of  hides  or  skins  may  go  forward  under  customs  seals  from  a  coast 
or  border  port  of  arrival,  with  the  approval  of  a  bureau  inspector  at  said  port, 
to  another  port  in  the  United  States  for  consumption  entry  subject  to  the 
other  provisions  of  this  section; 

(2)  That  they  be  moved  from  the  coast  or  border  port  of  arrival,  or  in  case 
of  I.  T.  or  in-bond  shipments,  mentioned  in  paragraph  1  of  this  section,  from 
the  interior  port,  to  the  establishment  in  cars  or  trucks,  or,  when  especially 
permitted  by  the  bureau,  in  vessel  compartments,  with  no  other  materials 
contained  therein,  sealed  with  seals  of  the  department  which  shall  not  be 
broken  except  by  bureau  inspectors  or  other  persons  authorized  by  the  chief 
of  bureau  so  to  do,  or  without  sealing  as  aforesaid,  and  with  other  freight, 
when  packed  in  tight  cases  or  unbroken  casks  acceptable  to  the  bureau  in- 
spector in  charge  at  the  port  of  entry ;  and 

(3)  That  they  be  handled  at  the  establishment  under  the  direction  of  a 
bureau  inspector  in  a  manner  approved  by  the  chief  of  bureau  to  guard 
against  the  dissemination  of  foot-and-mouth  disease  and  rinderpest  and  the 
discharge  of  anthrax-infected  effluents. 

Note. — Certificates  required  by  this  and  other  regulations  should  show  kind  and  quan- 
tity of  merchandise,  the  shipping  marks,  and  be  issued  in  triplicate,  one  copy  to  accom- 
pany invoice  to  consignee,  one  copy  to  accompany  invoice  to  collector  of  customs  at  port 
of  entry,  and  one  copy  to  accompany  vessel  transporting  the  merchandise. 

REGULATION  6.— WOOL,  HAIR,  AND  BRISTLES 

Section  1.  No  wool,  mohair,  horsehair,  cattle  hair,  camel  hair, 
goat  hair,  hog  hair,  or  hog  bristles  shall  be  imported  into  the  United 
States,  except  (1)  in  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  Regula- 
tion 2  and  in  compliance  with  the  conditions  or  requirements  speci- 
fied in  any  one  of  paragraphs  (a)  to  (g)  following,  in  which  case 
disinfection  after  arrival  in  the  United  States  will  not  be  required; 
or  (2)  in  compliance  with  the  requirements  and  conditions  specified 
in. section  2  of  this  regulation:  Provided,  however,  That  no  matted, 


bloodstained  wool,  hair,  or  bristles  shall  be  imported  under  any  con- 
dition : 

((/)  Clipped  mohair  or  clipped  wool  may  be  imported  without  other  restric- 
tion if  unmixed  with  other  hair  or  wool  of  any  kind ;  or, 

(b)  Clipped  horsehair  originating  in  any  country  of  North  America  or  South 
America  may  be  imported  without  other  restriction  if  free  from  tangled  or 
matted  hair;  or, 

(c)  Abattoir  pulled  wool  and  mohair  taken  from  sheep  or  goats  or  hair 
taken  from  cattle,  or  hair  or  bristles  from  swine,  slaughtered  under  national 
government  inspection  in  a  country  3  and  in  an  abattoir  in  which  is  maintained 
an  inspection  service  found  by  the  Secretary  to  be  substantially  equivalent 
to  the  Federal  meat-inspection  service  of  the  United  States,  may  be  imported 
without  other  restriction  if  accompanied  by  a  certificate  signed  by  a  recognized 
official  veterinary  inspector  of  such  country  showing  that  the  said  wool,  mohair, 
hair,  or  bristles  were  taken  from  animals  slaughtered  in  such  abattoir  and 
found  free  from  anthrax,  foot-and-mouth  disease,  and  rinderpest,  which  cer- 
tificate shall  indicate  the  number  of  bales,  marks,  names,  and  addresses  of 
consignor  and  consignee,  locality  of  origin,  date  of  shipment,  invoice  number, 
and  transporting  vessel ;  or, 

(d)  Pulled  wool  or  hair  may  be  imported  without  other  restriction  if 
removed  from  skins  or  hides  by  the  liming  process ;  or, 

(e)  Scoured  wool  or  mohair  (including  carbonized  wool,  wool  waste,  laps, 
noils,  and  tops  of  wool  or  hair),  hog  hair,  or  hog  bristles,  may  be  imported 
without  other  restriction  if  they  shall  have  reached  the  stage  of  preparation 
for  immediate  manufacture  into  yarn,  textiles,  or  other  finished  products;  or, 

(f)  Wool,  hair,  or  bristles  from  a  disinfecting  station  of  a  national  govern- 
ment, methods  of  disinfection  at  which  have  been  approved  by  the  Secretary, 
may  be  imported  without  other  restriction  if  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of 
the  director  or  other  accredited  official  of  such  station  showing  that  said  wool, 
hair,  or  bristles  covered  by  the  consular  invoice  specified  in  said  certificate  have 
been  subjected  to  the  scouring  and  disinfecting  process  required  at  such  station 
for  the  disinfection  of  wool  or  hair ;  or, 

(g)  Hog  bristles,  drawn  horsehair,  goat  hair,  cattle  hair,  and  camel  hair 
may  be  imported  without  other  restriction  if  shown  to  have  been  properly 
cleaned,  washed,  sorted,  and  bunched. 

Section  2.  No  wool,  hair,  or  bristles  which  do  not  meet  the  require- 
ments and  conditions  of  section  1  of  this  regulation  shall  be  imported 
into  the  United  States  except  in  compliance  with  the  requirements  of 
Regulation  2  and  upon  the  following  conditions : 

(1)  That  such  wool,  hair,  or  bristles  be  consigned  from  the  coast  or  border 
port  of  arrival  to  an  establishment  discharging  drainage  into  an  approved  sew- 
erage system  or  having  equipment  adequate  for  the  proper  disinfection  of 
effluents:  Provided,  hoioever,  That  upon  special  permission  by  the  chief  of 
bureau  such  wool,  hair,  or  bristles  may  be  stored  for  a  temporary  period  in 
approved  warehouses  under  bond  and  under  the  supervision  of  the  bureau 
inspector ;  and  provided  further,  That  I.  T.  or  in-bond  shipments  of  wool,  hair, 
or  bristles  may  go  forwTard  under  customs  seals  from  a  coast  or  border  port 
of  arrival,  with  the  approval  of  a  bureau  inspector  at  said  port,  to  another 
port  in  the  United  States  for  consumption  entry,  subject  to  the  other  provisions 
of  this  section; 

(2)  That  such  wool,  hair,  or  bristles  be  moved  from  the  coast  or  border 
port  of  arrival,  or  in  case  of  I.  T.  or  in-bond  shipments,  mentioned  in  para- 
graph 1  of  this  section,  from  the  interior  port,  to  the  establishment  in  cars 
or  trucks,  or,  when  especially  permitted  by  the  bureau,  in  vessel  compart- 
ments, with  no  other  materials  contained  therein,  sealed  with  seals  of  the 
department  which  shall  not  be  broken  except  by  bureau  inspectors  or  other 
persons  authorized  by  the  chief  of  bureau  so  to  do,  or  without  sealing  as  afore- 
said, and  with  other  freight,  when  packed  in  tight  cases  acceptable  to  the 
bureau  inspector  in  charge  at  the  port  of  entry ;  and 

(3)  That  such  wTool,  hair,  or  bristles  be  handled  at  the  establishment  under 
the  direction  of  a  bureau  inspector  in  a  manner  approved  by  the  chief  of  bureau 
to  guard  against  the  dissemination  of  foot-and-mouth  disease  and  rinderpest 
and  the  discharge  of  anthrax-infected  effluents. 

•  Names  of  countries  of  this  character  will  be  furnished  upon  request. 


REGULATION  7.— GLUE  STOCK 

Section  1.  No  glue  stock  shall  be  imported  into  the  United  States 
except  (1)  in  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  Regulation  2  and 
with  the  requirements  or  conditions  specified  in  any  one  of  para- 
graphs (a)  to  (c)  following;  or  (2)  in  compliance  with  the  re- 
quirements and  conditions  specified  in  section  2  of  this  regulation: 
Provided,  however.  That  any  bags,  burlap,  or  other  wrapping  ma- 
terial, or  other  containers  of  glue  stock,  which  have  been  previously 
used  for  any  purpose  shall  be  disinfected  by  heat  or  otherwise  as 
directed  by  the  chief  of  the  bureau  before  leaving  the  establish- 
ment to  which  shipped  or  transported,  or  burned  at  such  establish- 
ment. 

(a)  Glue  stock  may  be  imported  without  other  restriction  if  it  be  shown  upon 
inspection  by  the  bureau  inspector  in  charge  at  the  port  of  entry  or  by  certi- 
ficate of  the  shipper  or  importer  satisfactory  to  said  inspector  to  have  been 
treated  (1)  by  heat,  (2)  by  acidulation,  or  (3)  by  soaking  in  a  milk  of  lime 
or  a  lime  paste,  or, 

( b )  Glue  stock  may  be  imported  without  other  restriction  if  it  be  shown  upon 
inspection  by  the  bureau  inspector  in  charge  at  the  port  of  entry  or  by  certi- 
ficate of  the  shipper  or  importer,  satisfactory  to  said  inspector,  to  have  been 
dried  so  as  to  render  each  piece  of  the  hardness  of  a  dried  hide,  or, 

(c)  Glue  stock  may  be  imported  without  other  restriction  if  taken  from 
animals  slaughtered  under  National  Government  inspection  in  a  country  *  and 
in  an  abattoir  in  which  is  maintained  an  inspection  service  found  by  the 
secretary  to  be  substantially  equivalent  to  the  Federal  meat-inspection  service 
of  the  United  States,  and  accompanied  by  a  certificate  signed  by  a  recognized 
official  veterinary  inspector  of  such  country  showing  that  it  was  taken  from 
animals  slaughtered  in  such  abattoir  and  found  free  from  anthrax,  foot-and- 
mouth  disease,  and  rinderpest. 

Sec.  2.  No  glue  stock  which  does  not  meet  the  conditions  or 
requirements  of  section  1  of  this  regulation  shall  be  imported  into 
the  United  States  except  in  compliance  with  the  requirements  of 
Regulation  2  and  upon  the  following  conditions: 

(1)  That  it  be  consigned  from  a  coast  or  border  port  of  arrival  to  an  estab- 
lishment discharging  drainage  into  an  approved  sewerage  system  or  having 
equipment  adequate  for  the  proper  disinfection  of  effluents:  Provided,  how- 
ever, That,  upon  special  permission  by  the  chief  of  bureau,  it  may  be  stored 
for  a  temporary  period  in  approved  warehouses  under  bond  and  under  the 
supervision  of  a  bureau  inspector ;  and  provided  further,  That  I.  T.  or  in-bond 
shipments  of  glue  stock  may  go  forward  under  customs  seals  from  a  coast 
or  border  port  of  arrival  with  the  approval  of  a  bureau  inspector  at  said  port 
to  another  port  in  the  United  States  for  consumption  entry  subject,  after  arrival 
at  the  latter  port,  to  the  other  provisions  of  this  section ; 

(2)  That  it  be  moved  from  the  coast  or  border  port  of  arrival,  or  in  case 
of  I.  T.  or  in-bond  shipments,  mentioned  in  paragraph  1  of  this  section,  from 
the  interior  port,  to  the  establishment  in  cars  or  trucks,  or,  when  especially 
permitted  by  the  bureau,  in  vessel  compartments,  with  no  other  materials 
contained  therein,  sealed  with  seals  of  the  department  which  shall  not  be 
broken  except  by  bureau  inspectors  or  other  persons  authorized  by  the  chief 
of  bureau  so  to  do,  or  without  sealing  as  aforesaid,  and  with  other  freight, 
when  packed  in  tight  cases  or  unbroken  casks  acceptable  to  the  bureau  in- 
spector in  charge  at  port  of  entry ;  and 

(3)  That  it  be  handled  at  the  establishment  under  the  direction  of  a  bureau 
inspector  in  a  manner  approved  by  the  chief  of  bureau  to  guard  against  the 
dissemination  of  foot-and-mouth  disease  and  rinderpest,  and  the  discharge  of 
anthrax-infected  effluents. 

*  Names  of  countries  of  this  character  will  be  furnished  upon  request. 


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REGULATION  8.— BONES.  HOOFS,  AND  HORNS 

Section  1.  No  bones,  hoofs,  or  horns  shall  be  imported  into  the 
United  States  except  in  compliance  with  the  conditions  or  require- 
ments set  forth  in  this  regulation  and  in  Regulation  2. 

Section  2.  Bones,  hoofs,  or  horns  which  are  clean,  dry,  and  free 
from  pieces  of  hide,  flesh,  and  sinews  may  be  imported  into  the 
United  States  without  other  restriction  than  in  Regulation  2  if  in 
bulk  or  in  clean  bags,  burlap,  or  other  containers  which  have  not 
been  previously  used. 

Section  3.  Bones,  hoofs,  or  horns  which  are  clean,  dry,  and  free 
from  pieces  of  hide,  flesh,  and  sinews,  and  which  are  in  bags, 
burlap,  or  containers  which  have  been  previously  used,  may  be 
imported  without  other  restriction  than  in  Regulation  2  if  shipped 
from  port  of  entry  to  destination  in  cars  or  trucks  as  required  by 
paragraph  (Z>),  section  4  of  this  regulation,  and  the  bags,  burlap, 
or  containers  disinfected  or  burned  as  required  by  paragraph  (<?), 
section  4  of  this  regulation :  Provided,  however^  That  such  bones, 
hoofs,  or  horns,  upon  special  permission  of  the  chief  of  the  bureau, 
may  be  stored  for  a  temporary  period  in  approved  warehouses  under 
bond  and  under  the  supervision  of  a  bureau  inspector:  And  provided 
further,  That  I.  T.  or  in-bond  shipments  of  such  bones,  hoofs,  or 
horns  may  go  forward  under  customs  seals  from  a  coast  or  border 
port  of  arrival,  with  the  approval  of  a  bureau  inspector  at  said  port, 
to  another  port  in  the  United  States  for  consumption  entry  subject 
to  the  other  provisions  of  this  section. 

Section  4.  Bones,  hoofs,  or  horns  which  are  not  clean,  dry,  and 
free  from  pieces  of  hide,  flesh,  and  sinews  may  be  imported  only 
in  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  Regulation  2  and  upon  the 
conditions  set  forth  in  paragraphs  (<z),  (6),  and  (c)  following: 

(a)  That  they  be  consigned  from  the  coast  or  border  port  of  arrival  to  an 
establishment  having  facilities  for  their  disinfection  or  their  conversion  into 
products  customarily  made  from  bones,  hoofs,  or  horns:  Provided,  however. 
That  I.  T.  or  in-bond  shipments  of  bones,  hoofs,  or  horns  may  go  forward  under 
customs  seals  from  a  coast  or  border  port  of  arrival,  with  the  approval  of  a 
bureau  inspector  at  said  port,  to  another  port  in  the  United  States  for  con- 
sumption entry,   subject  to  the  other  provisions  of  this  section ; 

(b)  That  they  be  moved  from  the  coast  or  border  port  of  arrival,  or  in 
case  of  I.  T.  or  in-bond  shipments,  mentioned  in  paragraph  (a)  of  this  section, 
from  the  interior  port,  to  the  establishment  in  cars  or  trucks  with  no  other 
materials  contained  therein,  sealed  with  seals  of  the  department,  which  shall 
not  be  broken  except  by  bureau  inspectors  or  other  persons  authorized  by  the 
chief  of  bureau  so  to  do,  or  without  sealing  as  aforesaid  and  with  other 
freight  when  packed  in  tight  cases  or  unbroken  casks  acceptable  to  the  bureau 
inspector  in  charge  at  the  port  of  entry ;  and 

(c)  That  they  be  handled  at  the  establishment  under  the  direction  of  a 
bureau  inspector  in  a  manner  to  guard  against  the  dissemination  of  anthrax, 
foot-and-mouth  disease,  and  rinderpest,  and  the  bags,  burlap,  or  other  con- 
tainers thereof  be  disinfected  by  heat  or  otherwise,  as  directed  by  the  chief 
of  bureau,  before  leaving  the  establishment,  or  burned  at  the  establishment. 

REGULATION  9.— ANIMAL  FERTILIZERS 

No  bone  meal,  horn  meal,  meat  meal,  tankage,  and  similar  products 
for  use  as  fertilizer  shall  be  imported  into  the  United  States,  except 
upon  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  Regulation  2  and  upon 
compliance  with  the  requirements  or  conditions  specified  in  either 
paragraph  (a)  or  (b)  following.    No  dried  blood  or  blood  meal  shall 


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be  imported  except  upon  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  Regu- 
lation 2  and  upon  compliance  with  the  requirements  or  conditions 
specified  in  paragraph  (a)  following: 

(a)  Such  products  shall  be  shown  by  the  certificate  of  a  United  States  con- 
sular officer  to  have  been  subjected  in  process  of  manufacture  to  a  temperature 
of  not  less  than  165°  F.  and  to  have  been  sacked  at  the  establishment  where 
processed  in  new  bags  which  have  not  been  previously  used  for  any  purpose 
and  to  have  been  transferred  from  said  establishment  in  disinfected  cars, 
trucks,  or  barges  directly  to  the  vessel  transporting  the  materials  to  the  United 
States,   or 

(b)  Such  products  shall  be  forwarded  from  the  coast  or  border  port  of 
arrival  to  a  fertilizer  factory  or  other  establishment  having  facilities  for  their 
disinfection,  in  cars,  trucks,  or  vessel  compartments,  in  the  manner  specified 
in  paragraph  (2),  section  2,  Regulation  5  of  these  regulations,  for  the  im- 
portation of  hides  and  skins,  and  said  materials  and  the  bags  or  containers 
shall  be  disinfected  by  heat  or  otherwise  as  directed  by  the  chief  of  bureau 
before  leaving  the  establishment  to  which  the  fertilizer  is  consigned,  or  in  lieu 
of  disinfection  the  bags  or  containers  shall  be  burned  at  such  establishment : 
Provided,  That  said  products  may  be  shipped  from  the  port  of  arrival  to 
another  port  for  consumption  entry  or  warehoused  in  the  manner  provided  in 
section  2,  Regulation  7  for  glue  stock. 

REGULATION  10.— ANIMAL  MANURE 

No  manure  of  horses,  cattle,  sheep,  other  ruminants,  and  swine 
shall  be  imported  into  the  United  States  from  any  country  without 
permission  from  the  chief  of  bureau  first  had  and  obtained  and 
subject  to  such  restrictions  as  he  may  deem  necessary  in  each  in- 
stance of  any  such  importation,  including  compliance  with  the  re- 
quirements of  Regulation  2:  Provided,  however,  That  manure  pro- 
duced by  animals  while  in  transit  to  the  United  States  shall  be 
subject  only  to  the  requirements  of  the  department  regulations 
governing  the  importation  of  domestic  livestock  and  other  animals 
into  the  United  States. 

REGULATION    11.— HAY,   STRAW,   FORAGE,   MILL   FEED,   AND    SIMILAR   MATERIALS 

Section  1.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this  regulation,  no 
hay,  straw,  forage,  mill  feed,  or  other  materials  for  use  in  the  feed- 
ing of  livestock  shall  be  imported  into  the  United  States,  except 
upon  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  Regulation  2  and  unless 
it  has  been  disinfected  in  a  manner  prescribed  by  the  chief  of 
bureau,  at  the  expense  of  the  owner,  before  being  unloaded  from 
the  vessel  or  conveyance  bringing  the  same  into  any  port  of  the 
United  States,  or  unless  it  complies  strictly  with  any  conditions 
which  may  be  prescribed  by  the  chief  of  bureau  and  when  unloaded 
and  landed,  such  materials  shall  be  stored  and  held  in  quarantine 
for  a  period  of  not  less  than  90  days  at  some  place  acceptable  to 
the  chief  of  bureau,  under  such  precautions  as  may  be  prescribed 
by  him. 

Section  2.  Hay,  straw,  forage,  mill  feed,  and  other  materials  for 
use  in  the  feeding  of  livestock  may  be  imported  without  disinfec- 
tion or  the  other  restrictions  specified  in  this  regulation  if  origin- 
ating in,  and  shipped  directly  from  a  country  determined  and  de- 
clared by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  be  free  from  foot-and- 
mouth  disease  and  rinderpest,  and  if  the  requirements  of  Regula- 
tion 2  have  been  met. 

Section  3.  Bran,  middlings,  and  other  mill  feed,  corn,  oats, 
wheat,  rye,  barley,  buckwheat,  and  other  grains,  and  other  materials 


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for  use  in  the  feeding  of  livestock,  or  susceptible  of  conversion  into 
food  for  livestock  after  importation  into  the  United  States,  may  be 
imported  from  any  country  without  disinfection  or  the  other  re- 
strictions specified  in  this  regulation,  upon  compliance  with  the  re- 
quirements of  Regulation  2,  if  shown  by  the  certificate  of  a  United 
States  consular  officer  to  have  been  sacked  at  a  mill  at  the  port  of 
shipment  in  new  bags  which  have  not  been  previously  used  for  any 
purpose,  and  to  have  been  transferred  from  the  mill  in  disinfected 
cars,  trucks,  or  barges  directly  to  the  vessel  transporting  the  ma- 
terials to  the  United  States. 

Section  4.  Beet  pulp,  blood  meal,  gluten  feed,  brewers'  and  dis- 
tillers' grains,  meat  meal,  or  tankage,  and  other  materials  for  feed- 
ing purposes  shown  by  certificate  of  a  United  States  consular  officer 
to  have  been  subjected  in  process  of  manufacture  to  a  temperature  of 
not  less  than  165°  F.,  may  be  imported  from  any  country  without  dis- 
infection if  shipped  from  the  establishment  where  produced  in  ac- 
cordance with  all  requirements  of  section  3  of  this  regulation  for 
bran,  middlings,  etc. 

Section  5.  Hay  and  straw  used  as  packing  material  may  be  im- 
ported into  the  United  States  upon  compliance  with  the  requirements 
of  Regulation  2,  without  other  restriction  if  accompanied  by  a  cer- 
tificate of  a  United  States  consular  officer  in  accordance  with  (a) 
or  (b)  following,  or  if  a  certificate  of  the  shipper  as  specified  in  (c) 
following  appears  upon  the  consular  invoice :  Provided,  That  no  hay 
and  straw  used  as  packing  material  for  meats  shall  be  admitted : 

(a)  I  hereby  certify  that  satisfactory  evidence  has  been  presented  to  me 
that  the  I  ,ay  >  used  as  packing  material  for  the  merchandise  covered  by  in- 
voice No. has  been  disinfected  prior  to  use  by  placing  it  loosely  in  a 

tight  compartment  and  subjecting  it  to  the  action  of  live  steam,  maintaining 
in  all  parts  of  the  compartment  a  temperature  of  not  less  than  185  degrees  Fah- 
renheit (85°  C.)  for  a  period  of  at  least  10  minutes. 

( b )  I  hereby  certify  that  satisfactory  evidence  has  been  presented  to  me  that 

the   \  ,fiay  [   used  as  packing  material  for  the  merchandise  covered  by  invoice 

No. has  been  disinfected  prior  to  use  by  placing  it  loosely  in  a  tight  com- 
partment having  a  temperature  of  not  less  than  65  degrees  Fahrenheit  (19°  C.) 

and  spraying  over  and  into  the  wi^f  10  fluid  ounces  of  formaldehyde  solu- 
tion (containing  not  less  than  37%  formaldehyde  by  weight)  for  each  1,000 
cubic  feet  of  space  in  the  compartment,  which  was  immediately  closed  in  a 
manner  to  prevent  the  escape  of  the  formaldehyde  vapor,  and  kept  closed  for  not 
less  than  eight  hours. 

(c)  I  hereby  certify  that  the  merchandise  covered  by  this  invoice  was  packed 
at   the   factory   or   establishment   of ,   of 

(Name  of  manufacturer  or  shipping  firm) 

which  I  am ,  and  that  all   /  hay  j  uged  in  packing  the  said 

(Official   relation)  (Straw J 

merchandise  was  obtained  from  the  disinfecting  station  at 

methods  of  disinfection   at  which  have  been   approved   by  the 

United  States  Department  of  Agriculture. 

Section  6.  Hay  or  straw  used  as  packing  material  (other  than  for 
meats)  which  does  not  meet  the  requirements  of  section  5  of  this 
regulation  may  be  admitted  into  the  United  States  only  upon  the 
conditions  that  it  be  burned  or  disinfected  at  the  expense  of  the_  im- 
porter or  consignee,  disinfection  to  be  by  one  of  the  methods  specified 
in  paragraph  (a)  or  (b)  of  section  5  of  this  regulation,  or  by  such 
other  method  or  methods  as  may  be  approved  by  the  chief  of  bureau, 
and  that  the  requirements  of  Regulation  2  are  met. 


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REGULATION    12.— METHODS    FOR    DISINFECTION    OF    HIDES,    SKINS,    AND    OTHER 

MATERIALS 

Hides,  skins,  and  other  materials  required  by  these  regulations  to 
be  disinfected  shall  be  subjected  to  disinfection  by  methods  found 
satisfactory  and  approved  from  time  to  time  by  the  chief  of  bureau. 
The  chief  of  bureau  is  authorized  to  change  or  discontinue  from 
time  to  time  any  methods  which  have  been  approved  by  him. 

REGULATION   13.— PLACARDING  CARS  AND  MARKING  BILLING 

Section  1.  Transportation  companies  shall  securely  affix  to  and 
maintain  upon  both  sides  of  all  cars  carrying  imported  hides,  skins, 
and  parts  thereof,  hair,  wool,  and  other  animal  by-products,  except 
such  as  are  mentioned  in  and  permitted  entry  into  the  United  States 
subject  to  Regulation  4;  section  1,  Eegulation  5 ;  section  1,  Regulation 
6;  section  1,  Regulation  7;  section  2,  Regulation  8;  paragraph  (//). 
Regulation  9;  and  Regulation  11,  durable  placards  not  less  than  5% 
by  6  inches  in  size,  on  which  shall  be  printed  with  permanent  black 
ink  and  in  boldfaced  letters  not  less  than  iy2  inches  in  height  the 
words  "RESTRICTED  IMPORT  ANIMAL  BY-PRODUCT/' 
These  placards  shall  also  bear  the  words  "  CLEAN  AND  DISIN- 
FECT THIS  CAR."  Each  of  the  waybills,  conductors'  manifests, 
memoranda,  and  bills  of  lading  pertaining  to  such  shipments  shall  have 
the  words  "  RESTRICTED  IMPORT  ANIMAL  BY-PRODUCT, 
CLEAN  AND  DISINFECT  CAR,"  plainly  written  or  stamped 
upon  its  face.  If  for  any  reason  the  placards  required  by  this 
regulation  have  not  been  affixed  to  each  car,  or  the  billing  has  not 
been  marked  by  the  initial  or  the  connecting  carrier,  or  the  placards 
have  been  removed,  destroyed,  or  rendered  illegible,  the  placards 
shall  be  immediately  affixed  or  replaced  and  the  billing  marked  by 
the  initial  or  connecting  carrier,  the  intention  being  that  the  billing 
accompanying  the  shipment  shall  be  marked  and  each  car  placarded 
as  herein  specified  from  the  time  such  shipment  leaves  the  port  of 
entry  until  it  is  unloaded  at  final  destination  and  the  cars  are 
cleaned  and  disinfected  as  required  by  Regulation  14. 

Section  2.  If  it  is  necessary  to  unload  en  route  any  of  the  by- 
products specified  in  this  regulation,  the  car  from  which  the  transfer 
is  made  and  any  part  of  the  premises  in  or  upon  which  the  by- 
product may  have  been  placed  in  the  course  of  unloading  or  reload- 
ing shall  be  cleaned  and  disinfected  by  the  transportation  company, 
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Regulation  14,  and  the  trans- 
portation company  shall  immediately  report  the  matter,  by  telegraph, 
to  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Such  report  shall  include  the  following  information :  (a)  Nature  of 
emergency;  (b)  place  where  product  was  unloaded;  (c)  original 
points  of  shipment  and  destination;  and  (d)  number  and  initials  of 
the  original  car,  and  number  and  initials  of  the  car  into  which  the 
product  is  reloaded  in  case  original  car  is  not  used. 

REGULATION    14.— DISINFECTION   OF   CARS,   BOATS,   OTHER   VEHICLES,   AND 

PREMISES 

Section  1.  Cars,  boats,  other  vehicles,  yards,  and  premises  which 
have  been  used  in  the  transportation,  handling,  and  storing  of  im- 
ported hides,  skins,  and  parts  thereof;  hair,  wool,  and  other  animal 


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by-products :  and  hay,  straw,  forage,  or  similar  materials,  permitted 
entry  into  the  United  States  subject  to  these  regulations,  except  such 
as  are  permitted  entry  subject  to  Regulation  4;  section  1,  Regula- 
tion 5:  section  1,  Regulation  6;  section  1,  Regulation  7;  section  2, 
Regulation  8;  paragraph  (<z),  Regulation  9,  and  Regulation  11,  shall 
be  cleaned  and  disinfected  under  the  supervision  of  the  bureau  at  the 
time  and  in  the  manner  provided  in  sections  2  and  3  of  this  regula- 
tion. Except  as  hereinafter  provided  in  these  regulations,  cars,  boats, 
and  other  vehicles  required  by  this  regulation  to  be  cleaned  and  dis- 
infected, shall  not  be  moved  in  interstate  or  foreign  commerce  until 
they  have  been  cleaned  and  disinfected  under  the  supervision  of  the 
bureau  in  accordance  with  sections  2  and  3  of  this  regulation. 

Section  2.  Cars  required  by  these  regulations  to  be  cleaned  and 
disinfected  shall  be  so  treated  by  the  final  carrier  at  destination  as 
soon  as  possible  after  unloading  and  before  the  same  are  moved 
from  such  final  destination  for  any  purpose:  Provided,  however, 
That  when  the  products  are  destined  to  points  at  which  an  inspector 
or  other  duly  authorized  representative  of  the  bureau  is  not  main- 
tained or  where  proper  facilities  can  not  be  provided,  the  transporta- 
tion compan}^  shall  seal,  bill,  and  forward  the  cars  in  which  the  prod- 
ucts were  transported  to  a  point  to  be  agreed  upon  between  the  trans- 
portation company  and  the  bureau,  and  the  transportation  company 
shall  there  clean  and  disinfect  the  said  cars  under  the  supervision  of 
the  bureau. 

Section  3.  Paragraph  1.  Cars  required  by  these  regulations  to  be 
cleaned  and  disinfected  shall  be  treated  in  the  following  manner: 
Collect  all  litter  and  other  refuse  therefrom  and  destroy  by  burning 
or  other  approved  methods,  clean  the  exterior  and  interior  of  the  cars, 
and  saturate  the  entire  interior  surface,  including  the  inner  surfaces 
of  the  car  doors,  with  a  permitted  disinfectant. 

Paragraph  2.  Boats  required  by  these  regulations  to  be  cleaned 
and  disinfected  shall  be  treated  in  the  following  manner :  Collect  all 
litter  and  other  refuse  from  the  decks,  compartments,  and  all  other 
parts  of  the  boat  used  for  the  transportation  of  materials  covered  by 
these  regulations,  and  from  the  portable  chutes  or  other  appliances 
or  fixtures  used  in  loading  and  unloading  same,  and  destroy  the  litter 
and  other  refuse  by  burning  or  by  other  approved  methods,  and  satu- 
rate the  entire  surface  of  the  said  decks,  compartments,  and  other 
parts  of  the  boat  with  a  permitted  disinfectant. 

Paragraph  3.  Buildings,  sheds,  and  premises  required  by  these 
regulations  to  be  disinfected  shall  be  treated  in  the  following  man- 
ner: Collect  all  litter  and  other  refuse  therefrom  and  destroy  the 
same  by  burning  or  other  approved  methods,  and  saturate  the  entire 
surface  of  the  fencing,  chutes,  floors,  walls,  and  other  parts  with  a  per- 
mitted disinfectant. 

PERMITTED    DISINFECTANTS 

Section  4.  Paragraph  1.  The  substances  permitted  for  use  in  dis- 
infecting cars,  boats,  other  vehicles,  and  premises  are  as  follows : 

(a)  "Saponified  cresol  solution"  at  a  dilution  of  at  least  4  fluid 
ounces  to  1  gallon  of  water. 

(b)  Liquefied  phenol  (liquefied  carbolic  acid)  at  a  dilution  of  at 
least  6  fluid  ounces  to  1  gallon  of  water. 


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(c)  Chloride  of  lime  (U.  S.  P.  strength,  30  per  cent  available 
chlorine)  at  a  dilution  of  1  pound  to  3  gallons  of  water. 

Paragraph  2.  The  use  of  "  saponified  cresol  solution  "  as  a  disin- 
fectant is  permitted  only  when  it  shall  conform  to  the  following 
requirements : 

(a)  The  formula  of  the  product  shall  employ  not  less  than  28 
per  cent  by  weight  of  linseed  oil  or  soybean  oil  or  mixtures  thereof, 
or  the  chemically  equivalent  proportion  of  the  fatty  acids  derived 
from  either  or  both  of  these  oils.  Either  caustic  potash,  caustic  soda, 
or  a  mixture  of  caustic  potash  and  caustic  soda  may  be  used  to  form 
the  soap.  The  cresol  used  must  be  at  least  95  per  cent  pure,  and 
enough  of  this  commercial  grade  of  cresol  (cresylic  acid)  must  be 
employed  in  compounding  the  disinfectant  to  bring  the  actual  amount 
of  cresol  in  the  finished  product  up  to  50  per  cent. 

(b)  The  product  shall  remain  a  homogeneous  liquid  when  cooled 
to  32°  F.  It  shall  contain  substantially  no  free  oil,  fatty  acid,  or 
excess  alkali.  It  shall  be  readily  soluble  in  cold  distilled  water; 
the  solution  shall  be  practically  clear  and  shall  contain  no  globules 
of  undissolved  oil  or  cresylic  acid. 

(c)  Manufacturers  wishing  to  offer  saponified  cresol  solution  as 
indicated  above  for  use  in  official  disinfection  must  first  submit  to 
the  bureau  a  sample  of  at  least  8  ounces  for  examination,  together 
with  a  statement  of  the  formula  employed  and  a  guaranty  that 
the  product  will  be  maintained  of  a  quality  uniform  with  the  sample 
submitted. 

(d)  To  prevent  confusion,  each  product  must  bear  a  distinc- 
tive trade  name  or  brand,  together  with,  the  name  of  the  manu- 
facturer or  distributor.5  There  shall  be  no  mention  of  the  United 
States  Department  of  Agriculture  or  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Indus- 
try on  the  labels,  containers,  or  printed  matter  accompanying  pro- 
ducts permitted  to  be  used  in  official  disinfection. 

REGULATION  15.— TERRITORIAL  POSSESSIONS 

These  regulations  shall  be  applicable  to  all  the  products  and  ma- 
terials specified  in  this  order  which  are  offered  for  entry  into  the 
United  States  from  any  place  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  United 
States  to  which  the  animal  quarantine  laws  of  this  country  do  not 
apply. 

5  Employees  of  the  bureau  will  be  informed  in  Service  and  Regulatory  Announcements 
or  otherwise  of  the  trade  names  of  saponified  cresol  solutions  permitted  to  be  used  in 
official  disinfection. 


WASHINGTON  :  GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE  '.  1924 


